To set the Dream Machine by Sony Model ICF-C414 ... just hold down the button marked "time" for 2 or 3 seconds, then the Time Zone will say 7.. but I just ignore that and press the time button to get to the day and month and press the button again for time... be sure to set it to am or pm... and just press the time button again it will beep twice and you're done... (be sure to double check Daylight savings time, there's a button for that..) The clock should set itself if the batteries and everything are good...To set the Dream Machine by Sony Model ICF-C414 ... just hold down the button marked "time" for 2 or 3 seconds, then the Time Zone will say 7.. but I just ignore that and press the time button to get to the day and month and press the button again for time... be sure to set it to am or pm... and just press the time button again it will beep twice and you're done... (be sure to double check Daylight savings time, there's a button for that..) The clock should set itself if the batteries and everything are good...

AnonymousMar 29, 2014

I tried to take the batterie off but still not working.I tried to take the batterie off but still not working.

Thanks Randy Hough. I also had the same problem and happy that I get to use it now after reading the link to the manual you shared!Thanks Randy Hough. I also had the same problem and happy that I get to use it now after reading the link to the manual you shared!

Press and hold down the clock button until it beeps. The first numbers to come up are the years last two digits, use the -+ buttons to adjust if necessary. Press the clock button once quickly and it brings up two more sets of numbers, these are the month and day. Adjust if necessary then press the clock button once quickly. The next thing that comes up is the time. It is now adjustable with the -+ buttons. The time doesn't flash or anything to tell you that you can set it but you can! Then press the clock button once more to save the time.

Do not allow more than 60 seconds to go by or you will have to start over.

Thanks. Electrician changed circuit board / fuse box for the whole house today, and I returned home to find all the numbers blinking at "12:00". Yikes. Lost the manual yolks ago and have to set alarm for morning, but a real pain to have to subtract time-now from real-time future desired alarm time, then add those hours and minutes to 12:00 AM, and repeat process every day until I can set the clock to my wristwatch time. Two questions: (1) You said that after the date is set, one can set the time, and "the time doesn't flash or anything to tell you that you can set it but you can!" When I followed your directions, the numbers Did Flash, so I touched clock button once more, thinking I hadn't followed your suggestions, and the time did stop flashing; but then the + and - buttons did nothing, and the time was stuck at a non-flashing 12:00 AM. So I hit clock button again, pushed +until the time matched y watch, and then hit clock button again. Then all was well. It took longer than 60 seconds though, but sin I didn't start over again except to set time of day, maybe the month and day are no longer set correctly. (2) I didn't know before tonight the clock allowed you to set month and day and year; but why does it matter to me -- or matter to the clock's functions -- that the clock "knows" what the current date is? When the clock is set, the face plate doesn't read out the date, like my watch does. What am I failing to grasp?Thanks. Electrician changed circuit board / fuse box for the whole house today, and I returned home to find all the numbers blinking at "12:00". Yikes. Lost the manual yolks ago and have to set alarm for morning, but a real pain to have to subtract time-now from real-time future desired alarm time, then add those hours and minutes to 12:00 AM, and repeat process every day until I can set the clock to my wristwatch time. Two questions: (1) You said that after the date is set, one can set the time, and "the time doesn't flash or anything to tell you that you can set it but you can!" When I followed your directions, the numbers Did Flash, so I touched clock button once more, thinking I hadn't followed your suggestions, and the time did stop flashing; but then the + and - buttons did nothing, and the time was stuck at a non-flashing 12:00 AM. So I hit clock button again, pushed +until the time matched y watch, and then hit clock button again. Then all was well. It took longer than 60 seconds though, but sin I didn't start over again except to set time of day, maybe the month and day are no longer set correctly. (2) I didn't know before tonight the clock allowed you to set month and day and year; but why does it matter to me -- or matter to the clock's functions -- that the clock "knows" what the current date is? When the clock is set, the face plate doesn't read out the date, like my watch does. What am I failing to grasp?

OMG - thank you, thank you, thank you. I use it as my alarm clock and somehow unplugged it and was pulling out my hair trying to figur out how to reset the time. Thank you for your simple, easy to follow instructions!OMG - thank you, thank you, thank you. I use it as my alarm clock and somehow unplugged it and was pulling out my hair trying to figur out how to reset the time. Thank you for your simple, easy to follow instructions!

DST is daylight saving time. When Daylight Savings Time changes take place in the spring and fall each year, there is no need to adjust the clock because the built-in calendar recognizes the dates and automatically makes the proper time adjustments.

For more details and how to adjust these settings see the manual from the link below--

I have sony ifcc414, and tried to figure out how to change the 4 minutes earlier. it is four minutes faster. How do I change it. It's confusing when I pressed the button on the clock knob. I didn't know what the are the numbers. I lost the manual book. Can someone help me out here. I m on California, PST. thanks

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When daylight saving time (summer time) begins
The following models employ the Automatic Daylight Saving Time/Summer Time adjustment. The DST indicator in the display appears in the display at the beginning of the daylight saving time (summer time), and disappears at the end of it. Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment is based on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
• Summer time begins at: 1:00 AM on the final Sunday of March.
• Standard time begins at: 2:00 AM on the final Sunday of October

To cancel the Automatic DST/ Summer Time adjustment and
to set DST display manually
The Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment can be cancelled.
Press and hold DST for more than 3 seconds while the clock is displayed.
A beep sounds, and "Aut t OFF" appears in the display to show that the Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment is cancelled. The display returns to the clock.
Notes
• The change timing of Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment employed by the unit (see above) is subjected to variation by circumstances and the law in each country/region. In such a case, cancel the Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment and
set DST display manually as necessary. The customer who lives in the country/region that has not introduced the daylight saving time (summer time) must cancel Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment before using the set.
• To activate the Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment again, press and hold DST for more than 3 seconds. A beep sounds, and "Aut t On" appears in the display to show that the Automatic DST/
Summer Time adjustment is activated. The display returns to the clock.
• To change the display to the daylight saving time (summer time) manually, see "To change the display to the daylight saving time (summer time) indication."

Press and hold DST button for more than 3 seconds while the clock is displayed. A beep sounds and "AUT->OFF" appears on the display to show that automatic DST adjustment is canceled.Then the display returns to the clock.